HC Deb 12 December 1995 vol 268 c573W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many medical and nursing staff were working in occupational health within the national health service in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will list the grades of those employees.[5428]

Mr. Richards

Information on nursing staff working in occupational health is not available centrally. Information on the whole-time equivalent number of medical staff whose main specialty was occupational health is given in the table.

Staff in post at 30 September
Grade 1992 1993 1994
Consultant 2.9 4.1 4.5
Senior registrar 1.0
Hospital practitioner 0.2 0.2
Clinical assistant 1.5 1.6 1.1